The Mount Pleasant High School UIL Academic team competed in their final full team meet in Sulphur Springs on Saturday, February 28. The MPHS Spelling team scored the highest in team history, a team total of 276, with three members scoring over 90.

Individual results:

-Spelling (2nd place team)

Brissia Alvarez 5th, Jenny Luna 6th, Wendy Valdez

-Calculator Applications (2nd place team)

10th grade: Jayden Baker 5th

11th grade: Karen Sandate 2nd, Adriel Bagsic 4th

12th grade: Julian Chancellor 1st, Jamie Garrett 5th, Marely Lopez 6th

Overall: Julian Chancellor 2nd, Karen Sandate 6th

-Mathematics (2nd place team)

10th grade: Jayden Baker 5th, Leslie Hernandez 5th

11th grade: Karen Sandate 4th, Adriel Bagsic 6th

12th grade: Julian Chancellor 1st, Jamie Garrett 5th

Overall: Julian Chancellor 2nd

-Current Events (2nd place team)

Raymond Sanchez 4th, Christopher Garcia, Francisco Zapata

-Number Sense

11th grade: Carson Bell 4th, Maritza Estrada 5th, Karen Sandate 6th

12th grade: Julian Chancellor 3rd

-Editorial Writing: Brissia Alvarez 2nd

-Headline Writing: Brissia Alvarez 2nd

-Accounting: Isaac Hernandez 5th

-Ready Writing: Brissia Alvarez 5th

-Poetry Interpretation: Sunni Anderson 6th

-Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking: Marley Broach 4th

The full team will compete at the district meets on March 26, 27, and 31 for the opportunity to move on to Regionals in April.

Pictured: members of the MPHS UIL Academic teams